(Columbia) July 14, 2003 - Millions of times a year someone suffers a cut or laceration serious enough to require stitches to close. Some doctors are opting out of stitches and using glue to close the ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I have heard that surgeons are using Super Glue to close wounds in the operating room. Is this true? Could I use it to close painful cracks in my heels and hands? Dear Reader: This is a ...

Repairing an injury to a blood vessel or an organ after traumatic internal injury, especially involving the lung, is typically done by sutures, stapling devices or electrocautery with specialized ...

It's fast, makes your scar look better, and it doesn't hurt a bit. A surgical glue made by a Raleigh company is the new way to close a cut instead of using stitches. You could say it is an idea that ...

As people age, some joke that their worn, torn bodies are held together by sealing wax and baling wire. More accurately these days, it’s glue. “Glue” includes a wide range of surgical sealants — ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Purdue University scientists claim to have unlocked a key and hitherto secret ingredient of the super-strong glues mussels use to latch onto boats and shores -- iron. The ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Doctors may try a modified version of Super Glue soon as a painless way to close wounds instead of using heavy, scar-prone stitches or staples Scientific advisers recommended ...

Superglue as a waterproof suture is no longer just an off-label use: The sticky stuff is replacing old-fashioned stitches and bandages in the operating room and the medicine cabinet. Self-helpers ...

For years, athletes, carpenters and bartenders have used super glue to patch up cuts on their hands and other body parts that are difficult to cover and keep dry. Now, Johnson & Johnson is selling a ...

As people age, some joke that their worn, torn bodies are held together by sealing wax and baling wire. More accurately these days, it's glue. "Glue" includes a wide range of surgical sealants -- ...